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ARVET article published in FPEmpresa magazine

The CIDA, in collaboration with educational associations and European entities, has been an active part of the ARVET project. This project, carried out between 2021 and 2023 with funding from the Erasmus KA-202 program, focused on promoting the use of digital tools, including digital beacons and Augmented Reality (AR), to facilitate practical teaching in Vocational and Educational Training (VET) aimed at students with disabilities.

Led by FUNDEUN and involving institutions such as the General Directorate of VET and Special Regime Teachings of the Valencian Community and training centers in Spain, Romania, and Finland, the project sought to provide an innovative methodology and tools that would enable students with disabilities to perform manipulative tasks autonomously.

The CIPFP Canastell, along with other participating centers, has conducted tests with students in Special Education and Basic VT programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Kitchen and Restoration. These programs used selected AR tools for specific activities, such as learning to use a digital multimeter, operating a forklift, or using an industrial coffee maker.

Mª Ángeles Ferrández, vice-director of the center, explained that two groups were established to compare learning methods: one that followed traditional methods to learn the use of the digital multimeter and another that used AR tools to learn how to use the industrial coffee maker. At the end, both students and teachers participated in surveys to assess the effectiveness of both methods.

Publication in the online magazine FP Empresa: https://fpempresa.net/noticias/el-cipfp-canastell-participa-en-el-proyecto-arvet-para-incentivar-las-herramientas-digitales-en-practicas-de-fp-al-colectivo-de-estudiantes-con-discapacidad/

ROBOTIC 4.0 – A ROBOTIC INSTALLATION INTEGRATED IN SEVERAL CENTRES

A project that aims to leverage the students’ capabilities from various educational centres through the provision of an equipment applied to Industry 4.0. It seeks to enhance the students’ digital skills while increasing the training provided to teacher, both aligned with the objectives of 2023 Agenda.

The objective is that through collaboratives methodologies, the students learn the assembly and startup process of a robotic system integrated in industry 4.0. using the FANUC robot, complemented with the necessary equipment and devices to transform it into a digital trainer. Challenges are presented to the students, making them an active item of the project and with the teacher serving as a guide and mentor.

The participants work in coordination with the Centre of Excellence CIPFP Faitanar to make of this an updated process that caters a productive sector in different regions and localities of our community, from the north, Segorbe IES Alto Palancia, from Algemesí the IES Bernat Guinovart, to the south with the IES La Canal de Petrel. All these supported by the training and collaboration provided by FANUC IBERIA S.A.

With this exchange of experiences among centres, as if were an Industry 4.0 initiative and through meeting sessions, the development of a digital twin will be promoted. Here, students will become familiar with modern and updated robotics system, free of risks, preparing them to seamlessly integrate into the workforce. All of this to enhance their employability in a tangible and effective manner.

Thinking in the present and taking it a step further, the project’s own process generates a dynamic within the centres that encourages continuous improvement and applied innovation.

This applicability for instructing in the process, can be enhanced with computer vision and mixed reality? The answer is clear…

IMMERSIVE REALITY APPLIED IN PORT OPERATIONS

This education training applied innovation project has as objective to include the technology into the VET degrees program, Higher VET degree transport and logistic and international trading.

The immersive reality applied to vocational training students allows them to see the loading and uploading operations of containers in the port without leaving the classroom. This is an example of what the use emerging technologies though the innovation can mean for the educational world.

This is where the importance of educational innovation lies a commitment embraced by the CIPFP Ausias March and IES El Grau centres, both located in Valencia. They are coordinated by the centre of Excellence IES Pere Boïl in Manises, in collaboration with Valencia Port Foundation and the company Quaser Dynamics.

Through this project, titled INMERSIVE REALITY IN PORT OPERATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE, SEVERAL 360º 3D videos has been created where the students have actively participated in the organization and structuring of the videos to accurately depict the reality for subsequence exploration. The goal is to incorporate the result in the curriculum of the vocational training degree that they are undertaking.

The use of this technique facilitates the teaching-learning process while simultaneously reducing the travel cost for students and teachers to companies. It enables visits to hazardous work environments such as ship loading and uploading docks and hard-to-reach spaces during the training process in educational centres.

The collaboration among teachers from different centres has also boosted the students’ motivation and eased their transition into professional life. Bringing real-world experiences to student during the training process will enable them to enhance their employability and, in turn, reduce the training period within the company and its work environments.

A real example completely realistic and an immersive experience in first-person that will facilitate learning in an unconventional way.

At CIDA, we are committed to bring visibility to innovation projects like these.

Launch of www.teamup2restore.eu – A hub for Ecological Restoration Educational Resources

The TEAM#UP project, in which CIDA participates as a partner, announces the official launch of its website, www.teamup2restore.eu!  

TEAM#UP is a four-year venture on June 15, 2023, and extends until June 14, 2027. It is designed to be a beacon for sharing knowledge, tools, training, and resources for ecological restoration across diverse communities. TEAM#UP’s ultimate vision is to become the reference point and hub for mainstreaming restoration activities within Vocational Education and Training (VET) to schools, universities, and relevant stakeholders. Doing so aims to facilitate a seamless transition towards a greener and more climate-resilient society. 

www.teamup2restore.eu will share information about the latest developments and milestones achieved by the project and will provide regular updates on its activities,  sharing its impact on ecological restoration. Also, news about upcoming events, webinars, and workshops that offer opportunities to enhance skills, learn from experts, and engage in meaningful discussions about restoration and sustainability. 

Users will access a wealth of resources, including research, tools, and training materials that will empower different stakeholders to make a difference in their local community or institution through the Open Educational Resources space. TEAM#UP is committed to sharing the know-how needed to drive sustainable change. 

TEAM#UP will celebrate its partners’ achievements and success stories, showcasing how ecological restoration can drive positive change on a local and global scale. 

The project and its partners invite all interested communities to explore www.teamup2restore.eu, engage with its content, and actively participate in the TEAM#UP community.  

Let’s make ecological restoration a reality in our communities.  

TEAM#UP Project Team 

Coordinators

Prof. Dr. Markus Meyer

Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Strenzfelder Allee 28
D-06406 Bernburg
Tel: +49 3471 355 1113
Email: markus.meyer@hs-anhalt.de

M. Sc. Ryan Campbell

Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Strenzfelder Allee 28
D-06406 Bernburg
Tel: +49 177 9106799
Email: ryan.campbell@hs-anhalt.de

TEAM#UP in Numbers

  • Duration: june 15, 2023 – june 14, 2027 (48 months)
  • Budget: 3.929.798.00 €
  • Funded by Erasmus+: ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PEX-COVE
  • Project number: 101103653

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Forum on Vocational Excellence 2023

Providing today’s talent with the skills to build a great tomorrow 

The Center for Advanced Digital Innovation for Vocational Training in the Valencian Community (CIDA) will participate in the event taking place next Monday and Tuesday, September 25-26, 2023, at the Amsterdam Forum CopCOVE.

During the Professional Excellence Forum 2023, education and training providers, governments, and businesses come together to share knowledge, inspire, and learn from each other in this exciting European Year of Skills.

On this occasion, CIDA attends the forum as a representative of the CoVE Team#Up project. They will share experiences with the rest of Europe.

Forum Objectives:

  • Periodically review curricula, both in content and form, and incorporate new competencies, such as ecological and digital ones.
  • Work on social and professional competencies beyond the boundaries of one’s own sector, country, and type of profession, which are essential for addressing the complex challenges of society.
  • Share the latest developments with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in competency ecosystems, find proof of concepts for businesses, and stimulate the ecological and digital transition in our societies.

METASKILLS4TCLF Kick-Off Meeting

The Advanced Digital Innovation Center for Vocational Training of the Valencian Community (CIDA) participate in the event:

METASKILLS4TCLF — ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PI-ALL-INNO-BLUEPRINT – KICK OFF MEETING

Which will be held next Tuesdasy and Wednesday, september 26-27, at the facilities of the Footwear Technological Center in S. João da Madeira and the Portuguese Association of Footwear, Components, Leather Goods and Their Substitutes in Oporte – Portugal.

The new METASKILLS4TCLF proposal, in which 30 partners participate, is solid and ambitious, and responds to all the objectives of the Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation in the field of Skills. In addition, it continues with the project in which the DGFP of the Valencian community also Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030.

This event aims to:

  • Innovative digitalisation in competences for new needs in the Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear sector with RX simulators on a European campus.
  • Strong partnership of digital competencies in TCLF sectors, with stakeholders.
  • Smart digitization in terms of skills, for the forecasting and monitoring of new TCLF needs.
  • New modular curricula and “Inside Fashion” training modules (both for vocational training and for workforce development), all tested in pilots.
  • Innovative modular content, VR training and learning tools.
  • An European Virtual Reality Campus.
  • A training package for trainers and teachers to strengthen the supply and demand of qualifications.
  • An awareness campaign on attractiveness and inclusion in TCLF industries and the corresponding tools

The European project Arvet augmented reality for VET faces its final stretch

Fundeun and its European partners continue to advance in the practical application of an innovative technology applied to synchronous virtual training of students and graduates of Vocational Training. Recently, the last meeting of Arvet took place in Regensburg (Germany), which emerged in 2021, before the closure of the project, together with the other partners, ISOB Institute, from Germany, Universitatea Vasile din Bacau, from Romania, Ammatiopisto Spesia, from Finland and Cida on behalf of the General Directorate of Vocational Training in Alicante and Valencia.

In the last meeting held, the quality partner, Alexander Krauss, presented the report of results and conclusions gathered after testing the augmented reality based tools in different training centers in Spain, Finland and Romania. In addition, the partners visited a Caritas center for the work of people with disabilities, who are responsible for the gearing of air conditioning parts of vehicles and where each position is adapted to their abilities. The meeting also served to set the guidelines for the development of the plan’s final report.

The European initiative Arvet will come to an end on August 31, after 36 months, leaving a study on online training and disability focused on Vocational Training in the European Union and also, having tested the teaching tools through the combined use of digital beacons and augmented reality, the autonomous performance of individual manipulative tasks of students with disabilities. Thus, they are already thinking about the second part of the project.

According to the project, the autonomous performance of individual manipulative tasks in vocational training (VET) practices by students with disabilities, currently cannot be performed independently without the support of a teacher or tutor, greatly limiting their development and learning on equal terms.

In September 2021, this idea of Fundeun became a reality because it was selected by the European Union (EU) to be funded, for three years, with 337,317 euros. Within the Strategic Partnerships in the Vocational Training sector (KA202), Fundeun’s pilot project becomes practical for the development of innovation that they have called Digital Guidance using beacons and augmented reality for the inclusion of students with disabilities in the training practices of Vocational Training in Alicante. It is now approaching its final phase.

Talent Exchange XR and Gamming

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE:

Connect companies that demand students with skills in video game development and extended reality (virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality) with educational centers that train these students.

This provides a space for networking and collaboration, where participants can exchange experiences, ideas and knowledge. As well as, where to establish contacts and explore possible opportunities for collaboration.

PROGRAM

EURO TECH. ARVET: Multiplier Event

The Advanced Digital Innovation Center for Vocational Training of the Valencian Community (CIDA) organizes the event:


“EURO TECH. ARVET: Multiplier Event. CREATING CONSORTIUMS: Companies and VET of the Valencian Community”.


which will be held next Wednesday, July 5, in the new facilities of Distrito Digital located in dock 5 of the Port of Alicante.

This event aims to:

  1. To show the progress of the European ARVET Project, which has created an augmented reality platform for vocational education and training.
  2. Provide a space for dialogue and cooperation between educational centers involved or interested in innovation and research projects at European level.

The day will feature a networking session and a coffee break to facilitate the creation of future consortia for European projects between educational centers and companies.

In addition, each working group will have an expert in European projects that will adapt the idea of the center to the most appropriate call of the funding and tenders platform.

June 27: “Workshop on Additive Manufacturing and Collaborative Robotics for P.F.: Cases and practical uses in the classroom”.

The objective is to show cases of use of emerging technologies, such as additive manufacturing and collaborative robotics, to the different Professional Families to promote the exchange of experiences and synergies between the teachers of P.F. and companies in the technology sector.

From the Center for Advanced Digital Innovation (CIDA) will coordinate the activities of this day in order to bring together companies and schools and thus give visibility to the enormous potential of the F.P to meet the needs of different productive sectors.

  1. Introduce teachers to the latest trends and technologies in additive manufacturing and collaborative robotics with a global vision for its application to all professional families.
  2. To provide a practical understanding of how these technologies can be applied in the classroom.
  3. Showcase examples of educational projects and activities related to additive manufacturing and collaborative robotics
  4. Encourage collaboration and the exchange of ideas among faculty to improve the teaching of these technologies
  5. Help faculty develop hands-on skills in additive manufacturing and collaborative robotics through demonstrations and workshops
  6. Provide useful resources and tools for teachers to integrate additive manufacturing and collaborative robotics into their classrooms.
  7. Visibilize the role of women in additive manufacturing and collaborative robotics.

The conference is aimed at teachers of Vocational Training of any specialty who are interested in using these technologies in their classroom and want to know practical examples of companies and other centers in the Valencian Community.